There’s a wonderful account written in 1859 about the 1793 church, which used to be located in the Kirkton Cemetery. It reads as follows: “A stone building capable of containing a Congregation of between four & five hundred. It was built about 50 years on the site of the old Ph. [Parish] Church. (Paul writes, […]
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Memories of Craigton Place
Gerry Walker contacted me recently saying, “My family lived in Craigton Place between the mid 60`s to early 70`s after leaving Rosendale, (No longer there) one of the smallest streets in Blantyre with only eight houses on it. A great street to grow up on as we had the swing park at the bottom of […]